Stroke Outcomes in a Population‐Focused Urban Hypertension Program in Brazil and Senegal
The implementation of the multisectoral CARDIO4Cities initiative correlated with positive trends in stroke outcomes. Interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve hypertension management at population level appear to rapidly translate into reduced stroke-related hospitalizations and mortality.
Authors
- Peter Steinmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4800-3019)
- Sarah Des Rosiers
- Luiz Aparecido Bortolotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-6442)
- Kylie Picou
- Luciano F. Drager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-6846)
- Olivia Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6264-0306)
- Sarah Rajkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7567-9869)
- Johannes Boch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-2852)
- Karina Mauro Dib
- Daniel Cobos Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5920-1304)
- Louise Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7452-3128)
- Lakshmi Venkitachalam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-3932)
- Malick Anne
- Ann Aerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-8730)
- Álvaro Avezum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3073-6890)
- Joseph Barboza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9763-5138)
- Jose Maria E. Ferrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2999-7687)
- Theresa Reiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-2464)
- Yara C. Baxter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5920-9093)
- Mariana Silveira
Institutions
- American Heart Association (US)
- IntraHealth International (US)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- Tellus Institute (US)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão (BR)
- Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (BR)
- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (BR)
- Novartis Foundation (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.038816
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16